The school is as dilapidated as an abandoned house, students were shocked when they received their classes.

Close-up video of a school with nearly 1,000 students that is in serious disrepair.

Cong Hoa Secondary School is located in the center of Hiep Hoa ward (formerly Cong Hoa ward, Quang Yen town), Quang Ninh province.

The school consists of 3 buildings, including a 2-storey building for the principal's office; a 2-storey building and a ground-floor building with about 10 classrooms. However, according to parents' feedback, the facility
The school's facilities are seriously degraded.

According to Tien Phong Newspaper, in the area of the two-story building serving teaching and learning, large pieces of concrete on the ceiling fell down, along with the system of supporting columns and concrete railings broken, exposing the iron inside.

Some exposed iron and concrete positions are very dangerous for students if they collide with them.

In classrooms, the ceilings and walls were covered with black mold. In some classrooms, large pieces of concrete from the ceilings fell off, breaking the tile floors.

Ms. Pham Thu Trang, resident of Hiep Hoa ward (formerly Cong Hoa ward), indignantly said that the first time she brought her child to school, she felt shocked.

"I don't know how teachers have to teach children in such an environment where safety is always a concern. The school is in danger of collapsing at any moment, it looks like an abandoned school!", said Ms. Trang.

Another parent said that the new school year 2025 will start in less than a month, but when he came to the school and saw the degraded facilities, dusty desks and chairs, moldy ceilings and walls, he felt reluctant to send his child to study here. "The other day, when I went to pick up my nephew who was studying here, I thought I had mistakenly entered an abandoned school. I had heard a lot about this school, but I didn't think it was this shabby inside!"

Mr. Huy Chi shared that he accidentally went to Cong Hoa Secondary School and his first impression was that the school looked like it had been abandoned for decades. "The whole school was deserted, the facilities were degraded, and broken electric wires were hanging precariously from the ceiling and walls of the classrooms. The new school year is approaching, the students need a safe learning environment," said Mr. Huy Chi.

In addition, Typhoon Yagi , which hit Quang Ninh in September 2024, swept away the entire roof system of the two-story building and punctured some areas in the school. However, after nearly a year, all the facilities affected by Typhoon Yagi have not been repaired.

It is known that in the 2023-2024 school year, Cong Hoa Secondary School has more than 700 students, and the school has completed enrollment for the new 2025-2026 school year.

As the new school year is about to begin, the fact that the school is in a state of disrepair and does not have the right conditions for their children to study is becoming a concern for many parents. The government and the education sector need to pay attention, promptly repair and rebuild to ensure safety and meet the teaching and learning needs of teachers and students.